Betsy DeVos Archives

Labor

Who are these nice people who say they want me to get a raise?

Tom Gallagher - December 11, 2023

Turns out it's a rabid anti-labor group that wants to destroy public-sector unions.

Movies

Screen Grabs: A stricken hero fights for better healthcare in ‘Not Going Quietly’

Dennis Harvey - August 16, 2021

Plus a slew of affecting new docs on Barbara Lee, immigration tragedy, arthouse beginnings, and celebrity worship.

Crime

The big GOP, real-estate, and tech money behind the Boudin recall effort

Tim Redmond - July 5, 2021

Many of the same individuals and corporations who tried to defeat the progressives last year -- including Trump allies -- are now trying to oust the elected DA

Opinion

I finally paid off my student loans at 40. No one should go through this

Peter-Astrid Kane - April 20, 2021

Not even winning on 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' helped me outrun Navient and condescending bootstrapper-types

Elections

GOP-linked big money attacks progressive candidates and taxes in SF

Tim Redmond - October 10, 2020

Millions in PAC money from the 1 percent -- and big Mitch McConnell backer -- floods into San Francisco for last-minute hit pieces.

News + Politics

‘She Represents’ teaches teens the good, bad, and infuriating of women in politics

Caitlin Donohue - July 16, 2020

Large, wild quantities of joy and a smattering of acute frustration were involved in writing my first book, the YA title She Represents: 44...

Movies

So many spooky Halloween movies!

Dennis Harvey - October 18, 2019

As Halloween approaches, some people ready their “sexy” costumes and gear up to chest-heave cocktails onto the lap of their fellow ex-frat bros and/or...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Festival mania fills local cinemas!

Dennis Harvey - November 6, 2018

SCREEN GRABS There is surely nowhere in the world with more film festivals per capita than San Francisco. While the bigger annual events are...

Campaign Trail

Breed, Wiener endorse transphobic School Board candidate

Tim Redmond - August 12, 2018

A startling number of local officials, including Mayor London Breed and state Sen. Scott Wiener, have endorsed for School Board a candidate who helped...

Campaign Trail

The big right-wing money in key East Bay Assembly race

Harriet Steele - June 1, 2018

Big, outside money has been a major issue in the San Francisco mayor’s race, where tech and real estate interests are pouring hundreds of...

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